Brassiere



Jan. 16, .1945. 1.. HUNAU BRASSIERE Filed June 17, 1944 INVENTOR ZQZQ.

ATTORNEY from the seams IE or Patented Jan. 16, 1945 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE BRASSIERE Lillian Hunau, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application June11, 1944, Serial No. 540.830

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a brassiere. It is an object of this inventionto .provide a brassiere which will give a firm support to the thetissues slip out from under the garment.

It is an object of this invention to provide a garment which willcontain the breasts within the cup without strain on the fabric, andwhich will furnish the main s pport from the bottom of the cups.

The invention accordingly comprisesan articleof manufacture possessingthe features, properties and the relation of elements which will beexemplified inthe article hereinafter described and the scope of theapplication of which will be indicated in the claims For a fullerunderstanding of the nature and objects of the invention, referenceshould be had to the following detailed description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of a device embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The garment of this invention comprises primarily a pair of cups, H andI2, attached together along a central seam l3, and each attached to aback .piece l4l5 by a seam l6-l'|. These'back pieces complete theencirclement of the body and they are provided with suitable fasteningmeans, such as fasteners l8l9.

The primary supporting member of the brassire comprises an external bandextending from one back piece to the other along the lower edge of thecups, to which it is firmly attached through its length, as shown atseam 20, and designed to bear against the body just below'the breasts tohold them from slipping down and to take the major strain away from thecup portions.

- This supporting member is composed of three parts, 2i, 22' and 23. Theparts 2| and 23 extend l'l toward the center of the bottom of the cup,while the part 22 extends from the center of the bottom of one cup tothe center of the bottom of the other. The parts-2i and 22 are sewed tothe center seam of one cup at 24,

and the parts 22 and 23 are sewedto the center seam of the other cup at25. The parts 2| and 23 are each of generally triangular shape definedby the lower edge attached by the seam 20 to the bottom of the cup, anda side edge extending up along and sewed into the side seams l6 or H.The third side of the triangle is cut out circularly, as shown at 26, topass around the side of the cup and to furnish thus a tab 21 to which atape may be attached. The central portion 22 has a horizontal bottomedge attached along the seam 20,'and it has an upwardly extending tab 28at the center, the side edges of which curve, as shown at 29, to jointhe bottom portion to pass around the contour of the breast and not overit. Y

A pair of tapes 30 areprovided, each of which is attached to the tab 28and which extends up over the top of the cup and is connected to the tab21, one of these tapes being on each side. The shoulder strap 34 itselfis connected to the top of the breast cup at one end; as shown at 3|,and goes over the shoulder to the back piece at 32. This strap carries ametal loop 33 through which the tape 30 is carried, and this loop is sopositioned that the strains are divided between the cup and the tabs, itbeing intended that the principal strain shall occur upon the tape 3 butthat a sufiicient strain shall be placed upon the top of the breast cupto keep the tissue in its proper contour. It will be seen that the tabs2! and 28 are free from the material of the cups except at seams l6, ll,20, 24 and 25.

With the foregoing garment it'will be clear that the material of the cuprests upon 'the skin and can move with it, whereas the strain of thesupport is carried by the supporting member which is largely free, andat the center wholly free from the cups, so that if the body is bent tothe side or an arm is raised, imposing a side strain upon the centralsupport, the central tab 3| may slide over the material of the cupswithout moving the cups upon the flesh.

Since certain changes may be made in the above construction anddifferent embodiments of a the invention could be made without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in theabove description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall beinterpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended tocover all of the generic and specific'features of the invention hereindescribed, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as amatter of language, might as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

'1. A garment of the character described comprising a pair of breastcups attached together along a vertical seam, body encircling membersattached to the sides of the cups for holding them in place, areinforcing member outside of said cups and lying overthem extendingbetween said body encircling members and attached along the lower edgesof said cups, and fastened into the central seam of the breast pocketsat the lower portion thereof, side tabs extending upwardly at the outeredges of the cups and attached to the body encircling members, butotherwise free from the material of the cups, and a central tabextending upwardly from the reinforcing member between the cups, butotherwise free from the material or the cups, said tabs all lying overand on the outer side of the breast pockets and being cutaway along thecurve to conform to the contour of the breast, a shoulder strap on eachside connected to the side tab, the central tab and to the center of thebreast pocket.

2. A garment of the character described comprising a pair of breast cupsattached together along a vertical seam, body encircling membersattached to the sides of the cups for holding them in place, areinforcing member outside of said cups and lying over them extendingbetween said body encircling members and attached along the lower edgesof said cups, and fastened into the central seam of the breast pocketsat the lower portion thereof, side tabs extending uptached to the bodyencircling members, but otherwise free from the material of the cups,and a central tab extending upwardly from the reinfoi cing memberbetween the cups, but otherwise free from the material of the cups, saidtabs all lying over and on the outer side of the breast pockets andbeing cut away along the curve to conform to the contour of the breast,a tape connecting the center tab with the side tab on each side, and ashoulder strap connected to said tape.

3. A garment of the character described comprising a pair of breast cupsattached together along a, vertical seam, body encircling. membersattached to the sides of the cups for holding them in place, areinforcing member outside of said cups and lying over them extendingbetween said body encircling members and attached along the lower edgesof said cups, and fastened into the central seam of the breast pocketsat the lower portion thereof, side tabs extending upwardly at the outeredges of the cups and attached to the body encircling members, butotherwise free from the material of the cups, and a central tabextending upwardly from the reinforcing member between the cups, butotherwise free from the material of the cups, said tabs all lying overand on the outer side of the breast pockets and being cut away along thecurve to conform to the contour of the breast, a tape connecting thecenter tab with the side tab on each side, a shoulder strap connected tosaid tape, and a connection between said shoulder strap and the top ofthe cup for maintain- 35 ing the material of the cup taut.

wardly at the'outer edges of the cups and at- LILIJAN HUNAU.

